A Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi dancer Pooja Hirwade performed her classical art form on the tunes of 'Namo Namo Bharatambe' and the Chandrayaan Anthem in Maharashtra's Nagpur on Wednesday. This performance comes as Chandrayaan-3 is all set to create history by landing on the south pole of the moon today at 6:04 pm IST. After her performance, she talked to the news agency ANI and said that she performed Bharatnatyam on Chandrayaan Anthem to make this moment even more memorable.
Sharing her excitement, she said, "India's Chandrayaan-3 is all set to land on the moon today. So, to make this moment memorable, I performed Bharatnatyam on Chandrayaan Anthem. This is a proud and historic moment for the entire India. We would like to extend heartfelt gratitude to all the scientists whose hard work made this possible today."
The video, which was shared by ANI on X (formerly known as Twitter) just an hour ago, has already been viewed over 12,600 times.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in South Africa to attend the 15th BRICS Summit, will virtually witness the historic landing attempt on the lunar surface as part of the country’s third lunar mission - Chandrayaan-3.
Chandrayaan-3 consists of the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover and it is expected to operate on the lunar surface for one lunar day, which is equivalent to 14 Earth days. The objectives of this mission are to demonstrate soft landing and roving on the lunar surface, conduct in-situ experiments on the lunar soil and water, and demonstrate technologies that can be used for future crewed missions to the Moon and Mars.
The entire country is eagerly waiting for the landing because it will make India the first country to softly land a spacecraft on the lunar south pole. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at 5:20 pm IST will start the live-streaming of the whole landing procedure. People can watch the live-stream on the official YouTube channel of ISRO, on the space agency's official website, or official Facebook account, or on DD National.